writhers

/ˈrɪðərz/
noun
  1. People or things that writhe; those that twist or squirm, especially in pain or discomfort.
    • The injured fish were writhers on the deck, gasping for water.
    • In the nightmare, the floor was covered with writhers, twisting in agony.
    • The biologist studied the writhers among the captured eels.